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Hi Cliff, and welcome aboard. Dont listen to those who are colour blind, just keep telling them it doesn't "have" to be green. Dark red is be good too! Love to see any pictures, though

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Cracking story. To follow some of the comments on this thread, yes some of the youth of today maybe little SH.......... But I would suggest that, if the call came today, there would be just as many would step up to the plate just as their Grandfathers did back then

Welcome aboard, There's plenty of L/Rover owners on here. Love to see some pictures

I thought it was only me having a password issue, last week. Assumed it was because I was still a bit of a newbie (211 days). Glad to see I wasn't being victimized, got back in without any problems

I dont claim to be an authority on the L10, but I have had dealings with a few, changing verticle ones from trucks to horizontal to fit in coaches. Always had trouble with that particular waterway. That plug in the head is blank sometimes and has to be drilled through with an extra long 4mm drill bit, essential to release air from head when engine is going to be laid on it's side. Would be worth checking before you get it fitted Cracking thread (first time I've looked at it) best of luck with the rest of the change over. Looking forward to the Video of it running again

Welcome aboard, Glen. Best of luck with whatever MV you end up with, be sure to post some photos of it on here

Rest is just another word for boredom! Bad ankle or not had to investigate air leak. Red trailer air line has been cut off (see earlier photo) By rights air should pour out of here, but it only leaks a bit. Why?? Someone has made a plug out of matches and newspaper!! :shocked::shocked::shocked: Is this bodge of the year? Any thoughts?

Thanks for the encouragement guys, as for the wiring I intend using 7 core for the rear lights, makes it easier to run from front to rear. Rest of it is being done with individual rolls of Durite cable and twin core red and black, which I have "accquired" as they say while at work. I should have a fair bit of it left by the time I'm done and will probably pass it on as a job lot

As you're in Maidstone, you could have a word with Roy at Serck Intertruck on St Michaels Close Aylesford 01622 882228. They can make up any type and shape of plate, and Roy is pretty good at what is and is not legal.

At the end of the last instalment which was back in November, I wrote "If everything goes to plan" .......... Never does though!! As we all know it rained a bit, then it snowed a bit, then it was Christmas, Happy New Year and here we are 4 months later at the back end of February. Don’t time fly? So I thought it was about time to update you all on the efforts throughout the winter, and add a slack handful of pictures, although I have to say most of the time it has been too cold and wet to encourage much effort, bearing in mind the Militant lives outside. Feels like I have done a lot and achieved very little. Most of it has been small bits done in the shed at home or in the good wifes kitchen. Dashboard got finished and wired up on New Years Day. It’s sitting in place on the truck but I haven’t screwed it down yet as I am still connecting bits into it. New Oil pressure sender unit has been found and fitted, raided from a Gardner engine in a double decker bus! Works very nicely as well. Charging has been sorted, looks like the dynamo just needed a bit of practice, after I’d had the engine running for half an hour or so, it suddenly came on line nice steady 28.5 volts at anything just above tickover. All the flooring is now in and the new seats finish the job. This is good as it gives you somewhere to sit while finishing the electrics, but bad when you need to get under the dashboard to connect things up. Looks an awful lot better than it did when this picture was taken in April 07 I did have the idea of putting a second seat in the passengers side but it wouldn’t have left enough leg room for anyone bigger than a deformed dwarf. So it stays as a two seater and the spare seat has now gone to a good home via fleebay The headlights have had a full makeover complete with a new set of halogen lamp units which are far better than the original spec ones, they actually shine light on the road so you can see where you are going. I’ve even got them fitted in the right place, on the proper brackets and not just hanging off the front bumper. Lamps Before Lamps After Somewhere along the way I lost one of the cable ferrules from the back of one of the lights, I knocked it off the end of the workbench and it must have fallen into a black hole or something, because despite having a major clear out and search of the shed it was not to be found. So need to find a replacement. Just a thought, Militants weren’t built with a warning light for main beam! Would that be because the lights weren’t that bright in the first place? :-D:-D Anyway it’s got one now. Next mission is the indicators, previously only the off side front one worked, the nearside wouldn’t flash they just stayed on, but I have a new flasher unit to go in and indicator switch/Mushroom so it should be all OK. The switch was purchased from a show a couple of years ago, as "new old stock" still sealed in its original box! Now the switch is fitted I’m not sure what to do with the box, it seems wrong to throw it away as it is some 46 years old, it is an antique in it’s own right. Any ideas? I have refitted the air filters and their associated pipework and hoses, some of which had to be adjusted because it should mount onto the spare wheel carrier, and I haven’t got one of them at the moment. But a couple of extra brackets have done the job for now. It’s only a temporary fitment anyway they will have to come off shortly so that I can finish the repairs/painting across the back of the cab. Having got the engine running and the comfy seats in thoughts turned to air pressure and stopping ability. The dashboard air gauge and wipers never worked, and a cheap plastic gauge had been fitted to one of the air tanks. This works but the lens is so clouded up you can’t tell what the pressure is. Problem with the dash was traced to a blocked pipe under the off side wheel arch. Replaced this with a nice new length of brake pipe from the local garage and everything is up and running. Air builds up fairly quickly to around 130 PSI. Air powered wipers are fab!! Infinite speed control from very slow to absolute manic. Self parking is not too good though. Screen wash still needs finishing. Haven’t attacked the actual brakes yet, they are a bit further down the list, waiting for the better weather. Front ones appear OK, but I think the back brakes are seized on as the cylinders don’t appear to retract once you take your foot off the pedal. I’ve also got a couple of air leaks, where the trailer couplings used to be. These have been removed. The service line has a bit of plastic pipe which has been folded over at the end and cable tied up. And this is the Emergency line Can't think why it leaks :undecided: Will be on the lookout for a set of red and yellow couplings and taps shortly, in the meantime a pair of proper blanking caps will solve the problem. Where are we now, sat in the armchair with a heavily strapped up left foot! Slipped while getting out of the cab on friday and did the left ankle. Spent half of saturday at the local blood station, came away with a slack handful of pills and instructions to sit down and rest. Nevermind there's always next week :-D:-D 　 　 　

Hiya and welcome aboard Matt, fine job you've done there. Can't wait to see some more pictures of the restoration as it progressed.

Hiya and welcome aboard

Hiya, and welcome aboard from another "local" man

Was talking Anti tank ditches, we used to use them or pairs of Dozers, one terex 82-30B and one Cat D6 working at 90 degress to each other in what was called the "T" push method. Happy days:-D

POMs at play!! Been there, done that, many years ago. Is the excavator one of the big 20 ton Hymacs that were normally used for tank ditching?

He'll still swear blind he didn't see it! :-D:-D:-D

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According to the VOSA manual, any vehicle built before April 1986 and over 8m long requires side reflectors. For anything built after 1986 the length is cut down to 6m. However it does not say how many or what sort of spacing or positioning they should have. Any trailer over 5m long also needs them. Hope this helps

As the forum and everything is all about restoration and history. I'd keep the old one, just give it a make over. Maintain tradition and all that!

Welcome aboard, mate

Assuming you want something of decent quality, you wont go far wrong with a Chicargo pneumatic one. They last forever, various types and prices available, but a good all rounder would be the CP785H model. Drills up to 1/2" but has full variable control for slow screwdriving. I think screwfix sell them, but definitely seen them on fleebay about £80-100

Interesting combination

Hiya and welcome aboard, the old fire rover looks like a nice project